We are now a month after the shortest day so it is not surprising to find that the solar energy in the sunshine on Friday was the highest since mid-November and the the UV level logged at 0.8, last seen in late November. The temperature rose to 8.9C in the brisk main southwesterly breeze being 1.7C above my 40-year average.
Under initially clear skies the thermometer dropped to around 2C late evening but at its lowest registered -1.2C at 06.36 early Saturday, which was 2.9C below my 40-year average.
Thin high cloud was observed at first light on Saturday. However, the barometric pressure is still very high, currently 1033.7mb, thanks to an intense anticyclone over France that should bring a mainly dry and settled day. The centre of the high pressure is forecast to move eastwards that will result in the wind, initially coming a southerly quarter, backing further into the southeast.